Numbers from the 2008 Presidential Race

As of October 15, Barack Obama's campaign spent $900 on Domino's pizza while John McCain's spent $550. Make of the data what you will....

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1 Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, November 4, 2008 at 8:10 AM
Tagged: Barack Obama, chain pizza, Domino's, John McCain, politics

YTMND: McCainy Love Pizza

This is one of the most bizarre submissions to make-your-own-meme site YTMND: McCainy Love Pizzas! The creator has used one of McCain's crazy faces and mashed it up with Ween's unreleased Pizza Hut Jingle "Where'd the Cheese Go?" (Warning: If you're at work, turn down your volume and/or put on headphones.)...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, October 20, 2008 at 12:00 PM
Tagged: funny, John McCain, pizza awesomeness, pizza weirdness, politics

Pizza at McCain HQ

GirlSlice: http://www.mccainblogette.com/ GirlSlice: they don't seem to have permalinks GirlSlice: anyway GirlSlice: if you scroll down NYCSlice: yeah. it's nuts. that blog is hard to link to GirlSlice: to the end of the first page GirlSlice: they have a giant GirlSlice: grandma pizza GirlSlice: delivered GirlSlice: it looks like? GirlSlice: I've never seen that big of a rectangular pizza before! NYCSlice: there's a way to find permalinks on that site NYCSlice: but it's screwy NYCSlice: http://www.mccainblogette.com/postings/101008.shtml GirlSlice: have yo uever seen a pizza delivery like that? NYCSlice: not really, but i'm wondering if it's just a trick of the...

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6 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, October 14, 2008 at 12:30 PM
Tagged: John McCain, politics

#Suspending Disbelief

Backstory: Twitter To McCain: Suspend This! Follow Slice on Twitter: twitter.com/Slice...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, September 24, 2008 at 5:30 PM
Tagged: funny, John McCain, politics, Twitter

Your Pizza, Your Pol

Yesterday, the New York Times ran a story about "microtargeting," the practice of using purchase data to predict who you might vote for. The paper built profiles of Clinton, McCain, and Obama supporters. In the data were the types of pizza you were likely to buy as a back of each candidate. Hillary Clinton: Amy's Whole Wheat frozen pizza [supporter food profile] John McCain: DiGiorno Stuffed Crust pizza [supporter food profile] Barack Obama: Wolfgang Puck All Natural frozen pizza [supporter food profile] I have a weird thing for Tontino's/Jeno's frozen pizzas. Who the hell am I supposed to vote for?...

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7 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 17, 2008 at 2:45 PM
Tagged: Barack Obama, frozen pizza, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, politics

McCain Visits Brooklyn Pizzeria, Gives Tax Refund to Counterman

The Republican presidential candidate buys a $3 slice, pays with a double sawback, and tells the clerk to keep the change. OK. Maybe it really wasn't a tax refund, but whatevs. He dropped in on Verrazano Pizza in Bay Ridge: 9102 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11209. [Tip o' the hat to Mark H.!]...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Adam Kuban, April 10, 2008 at 6:15 PM
Tagged: Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, John McCain, NYC, politics, Verrazano Pizza

Slice's Endorsements for Presidential Nominees

I try to keep things at Slice apolitical. After all, even the slimiest of Republicans and the skeeviest of Democrats enjoys good pizza. But this is an important election, and I figure all you homeslices reading the site could use some guidance as to whom the best pizza candidate might be among the front-runners in each party's nomination race....

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10 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, March 3, 2008 at 6:00 PM
Tagged: as if you care, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Mike Huckabee, politics